[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.23 · spoken by Arjun ]
Arjun called Duryodhan 'evil-minded.' Then he saw who was fighting for him.
Let me see them — those who assembled here to please the evil-minded Duryodhan. Show me who chose his side. He had no idea what he was about to see.
SANSKRIT
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः । धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥१-२३॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“It's easy to call the other side evil — until you see your own family standing there.”
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